What the records say
- When
- 11 May 1955
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 34.38° N, 134.02° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Shiun Maru disaster.
Summary
Japanese National Railways' ferry Shiun Maru sinks after a collision with sister ship Uko Maru, in thick fog off Takamatsu, Shikoku, in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan; 166 passengers (many children) and 2 crew members are killed. This event is influential in plans to construct the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (built 1986–98).
Shiun Maru disaster
1955 maritime incident in Japan
The Shiun Maru disaster was a ship collision in Japan on 11 May 1955, during a school field trip, killing 168 people.
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